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  1. USAFChief
    I don't dispute it might cost him money...but many of the same folks up in arms about Trevor May's potential loss of income turn around and argue the Twins should keep Berrios (for example) in the minors for two weeks to delay free agency by a year. That certainly has the potential to cost Berrios money down the road, what's the difference? I suspect nobody really cares about how much money it costs May, they're just looking for reasons to oppose a decisiion they don't agree with. There may be baseball reasons why May to the bullpen doesn't make sense. Make them. You also won't get any argument from me over the Twins lack of effort in improving the bullpen over the winter, but depending on who they had added, I'd probably still think putting May in the pen was a good idea. Not to mention, they DIDN'T address the bullpen, so "what ifs" are fun, but don't get guys out in the 8th inning of a 1 run game.
  2. USAFChief
    I have a hard time getting worked up over the possibility that Trevor May might make less money as a reliever. That's an argument? Seriously?
  3. USAFChief
    Pretty sure they see May as a late game, one inning guy. I'm ok with that, I think it's his best role.
  4. USAFChief
    The money is guaranteed. No way out. But I struggle with the idea that his playing time, or position in the batting order, are. Any further regression really should result in less playing time, and we are at, or near the point where the status quo probably isn't good enough for full time first base any more either. Too many other options at first base, internal or external.
  5. USAFChief
    I'm not disputing the platoon advantage (most hitters do better against opposite handed pitching, particularly LH hitters). I strongly believe in it. That's why I screamed bloody murder all winter over the Twins LH relief situation. I'm stating that, across MLB, "platoons" (two hitters sharing a position) have become so difficult to achieve, due to ever expanding pitching staffs, as to be virtually extinct. Teams still try to use the platoon advantage (without using a strict "platoon") to the best of their ability. But in the specific case of the Twins, there isn't much opportunity. You could try to use an Arcia/Park combo, but any short term OF injury that doesn't DL an outfielder makes that difficult/impossible. My guess is the Twins will be reluctant, at least initially, to use Park solely as a lefty masher. That's not what he was signed for, and I can understand wanting him to play every day, at least until he proves he can't do that. You might also sit Mauer sometimes if, say, Quentin is the fourth OFer, but the Twins are going to be pretty resistant to that idea as well, for obvious reasons.
  6. USAFChief
    Traditional platoons (like Pags/Leius basically sharing 3B in 91) are pretty much a thing of the past, fallen victim to the ever increasing size of pitching staffs. As old nurse notes above, there just isn't room. You can still use your bench (backup OF and IF, C) and mix/match who is the day's DH to take advantage of the platoon advantage to a certain degree, IF your bench offers that opportunity, and IF it makes sense to take the regular out of the lineup. Dozier, for example, isn't going to sit just because there's a RH pitcher on the mound.. There's no platoon advantage possible at C for the Twins, and depending on who the 4th OF is at the moment, there may not be much opportunity anywhere else, either. Nunez, as well, as a RH hitter typically replaces a RH hitter in the lineup, so no platoon advantage there, either.
  7. USAFChief
    Chief's not in this conversation. But if he was, he'd ask everyone to tone it down a notch.
  8. USAFChief
    Biggest problem? Just my opinion, but .209/.250/.326 and continued injury concerns are both bigger problems than SB technique.
  9. USAFChief
    No? //To answer the first part, I'd need to first know if Buxton goes north with the big club. If so, Arcia.//
  10. USAFChief
    3 or 4 man bench, hopefully 4. Almost nobody carries only 11 pitchers anymore, so 5 man benches are pretty much a thing of the past. One of those is guaranteed to be a catcher. One has to be capable of playing middle infield. That leaves two spots, at most. And because of the above, the term "5th outfielder" is virtually obsolete. 4 true outfielders, plus maybe a guy who can play OF, or maybe a full time DH that can play OF if forced to.
  11. USAFChief
    Arcia will make the team as the 4th OFer, Santana will make the team as a utility player. Both are out of options.
  12. USAFChief
    I hope he disappoints you 40 times this year.
  13. USAFChief
    Yup. The idea that velocity isn't important is pretty doubtful. I bet there are lots of pitchers out there with impeccable command and control of 70 MPH fastballs with movement, but they don't get to play professional baseball because velocity matters. Take any pitch at 89, make it 99, and it's harder to hit. Straight, not-straight, well located, or down the middle.
  14. USAFChief
    My guess would be if he moves off third for the entire season, that will end his third base career.
  15. USAFChief
    My guess is TR was being honest when he said he wanted to add, not subtract. He feels the Twins are better with Plouffe at third and Sano in right. Hence, he wasn't shopped. I think people are going to extraordinary lengths to find convoluted reasons for something that is simple and has been stated by the GM.
  16. USAFChief
    He "showed" his work: "every indication from the club," and a lack of traffic from "rumor hounds." Now, that's not definitive, but that was the evidence cited. Often, trades do come out of nowhere, but perhaps just as often, there's speculation on sites like MLBTradeRumors for days or weeks before a trade happens. So I think it's fair for someone to take a lack of such speculation, coupled with statements from the club, as an indication. Fair to disagree, as well, but certainly not reason to attack another poster for his interpretation.
  17. USAFChief
    And I look back fondly on my four years at Willmar State Junior College.
  18. USAFChief
    Wow, I must admit, I didn't even know Yale offered such a thing.
  19. USAFChief
    Good post bird. If I could add a perspective from the "spend!" side: something that also gets ignored, from the "don't tie up future payroll" side, is that money unspent today, is just as wasted tomorrow as money that's already spent. Not pending in 2014 is an opportunity that is gone, and we can be reasonably sure it won't be put in an account and spent in 2018. So there's cost to both methods. Either way, you're tieing someone's hands, sometime.
  20. USAFChief
    My guess is, barring an injury, Park is the DH for April and most of May, no matter what. The Twins didn't win the bid and sign him to a deal to send him to Rochester. The job is his for at least six weeks, and will have to be lost, not won.
  21. USAFChief
    Also seeing as the last time they actually experienced success, they did so with FA stars on the team.
  22. USAFChief
    Please explain why you won't be here in 2018, posting that "signing fee agent X sounds good NOW, but has consequences for the future." The exact same rationale will exist then, no? On the article...Sorry, but to me, this is nothing but a long, well organized excuse. "There was no need to spend money in 2011, we thought we were good. No need to spend money in 2011-2014, we sucked. No way to know beforehand we wouldn't suck in 2015. And BP says we'll suck in 2016. Wait for 2018. Of course, in 2018 it'll represent a bad investment, because 2022."
  23. USAFChief
    Nice work Nick!
  24. USAFChief
    Nice work, Seth!
  25. USAFChief
    It would be pretty cool, IMO, if the Twins were to approach 200 team HRs. Chiefs dig the long ball.
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